Reimu Quest (Part 6)

[日巫子]

>What do we know about this wind fish, anyways?
>And Tenshi, while we're at it.

> Nagae Iku is an oarfish youkai whose ability has something to do with the weather...or something.  She is responsible for keeping Tenshi in line.
> Hinanawi Tenshi is a nuisance and a brat who caused an incident because she was bored.  She can handle keystones and a very powerful sword which she frankly has no right to keep holding onto after the Scarlet Weather incident, but no one has been able to take it away from her.  You know all of this from the Scarlet Weather Incident, and because she is friends with Suika.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I got some questions about the bad stuff that's been going on in Gensokyo."

[日巫子]

>"I got some questions about the bad stuff that's been going on in Gensokyo."

> Iku waves away the celestial that led you here.  She hands Iku the lantern before trodding off sleepily.
> "What would those be?" Iku asks.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"First off, you do know what happened, right?"

[日巫子]

>"First off, you do know what happened, right?"

> "Yes.  There was a flood on the surface," Iku says while rubbing her eyes.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Okay, good. Do you know about the hole in the sky, or the weird water globes floating around?"

[日巫子]

>"Okay, good. Do you know about the hole in the sky, or the weird water globes floating around?"

> Iku shakes her head.  "All I know is that they weren't caused by meteorological events, otherwise I would have been able to warn everyone..."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nod. "Okay. Now, I don't expect you'd have any idea what might have caused it? Far as I can tell, a hole opened up to some place that was nothing but water."

[日巫子]

>Nod. "Okay. Now, I don't expect you'd have any idea what might have caused it? Far as I can tell, a hole opened up to some place that was nothing but water."

> "Not a clue."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, that's about how we all feel. Haven't seen hide nor hair of any of the Yakumos to ask, either."

[Sect]

> "And Tenshi hasn't done anything to cause any of this?"

[日巫子]

>"Yeah, that's about how we all feel. Haven't seen hide nor hair of any of the Yakumos to ask, either."

> "And Tenshi hasn't done anything to cause any of this?"

> "Um...no, I don't think so.  When she saw all the water she immediately wanted to go swimming, but I made her stay put."

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[Sect]

> "And she obeyed? Wow, miracles do happen."
> Pull out the shard. "You wouldn't have seen anything like this, right? Or seen Tenshi mucking about with one?"

[日巫子]

> "And she obeyed? Wow, miracles do happen."
> Pull out the shard. "You wouldn't have seen anything like this, right? Or seen Tenshi mucking about with one?"

> "No, I defeated her in a spellcard duel first," Iku says.
> You show her one of the shards.  She holds up her lantern to it, and looks transfixed.
> "I haven't.  If the Eldest Daughter were to have something like this, she'd definitely be hiding it.  I don't want to start drawing accusations, though."

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[Sect]

> "Then let's check her stuff before we accuse her, then: it drained a vampire when she touched it, so I don't want to see what kind of trouble she'd get up to with it."

[日巫子]

> "Then let's check her stuff before we accuse her, then: it drained a vampire when she touched it, so I don't want to see what kind of trouble she'd get up to with it."

> "Very well."  Iku steps out of the room.  "Although she won't like it."

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[Sect]

> "If she doesn't want to be treated like a kid, then she shouldn't go around knocking down shrines. If she decides to be a decent person and be helpful then it'll go smoothly."
> Follow the fish.

[日巫子]

> "If she doesn't want to be treated like a kid, then she shouldn't go around knocking down shrines. If she decides to be a decent person and be helpful then it'll go smoothly."
> Follow the fish.

> "True."
> You follow Iku back down the hall, whereupon she turns right down another hall and leads you down that one, until you start up another set of stairs.  This one goes in spirals, and is dotted with windows.  Outside you get a nice view of the islands, and the night sky.  It's less gloomy once you've reached the next floor, as there are more windows here as well.  You follow Iku down the hallway until you reach a door at the end, decorated with a gold-colored frame.  Iku stops in front of it and knocks.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Listen and see if we can hear anything inside.

[日巫子]

>Listen and see if we can hear anything inside.

> You listen carefully.  There aren't any sounds coming from inside.

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[Sect]

> Wait a little bit longer.

[日巫子]

> Wait a little bit longer.

> You wait...and wait.  Iku keeps knocking until you hear Tenshi call from inside:
> "Go away!"
> Iku tests the doorknob.  "Well, it's not locked."

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[Sect]

> "Which means we're allowed in. We knocked, after all."
> Throw open the door and stride on in like we own the place.

[日巫子]

> "Which means we're allowed in. We knocked, after all."
> Throw open the door and stride on in like we own the place.

> Before Iku can say anything else to you, you bust into the room.  All the lights are off, but moonlight streams in through the curtains.  The room only has the basic necessities, but it's tastefully decorated with flowers and ornaments.  There's a canopy bed pushed against the middle wall, and you see a lump of covers and pillows that shift and curl in on themselves when you come in.  Iku follows and closes the door behind her with a quiet clack.

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[Sect]

> Walk towards the bed slowly, looking around to see if there's anything suspicious.
> The shards glow when near each other, correct?

[日巫子]

> Walk towards the bed slowly, looking around to see if there's anything suspicious.
> The shards glow when near each other, correct?

> You approach the bed.  So far, so good.  Nothing seems wrong.
> The shards glow when they're near each other, but they also glow by themselves.  After all, when you found the first one, it was glowing by itself.

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[Sect]

> So they're not a good indicator of presence, then.
> Walk up to the bed. "Hey, Chiko. Up 'n at 'em."

[日巫子]

> So they're not a good indicator of presence, then.
> Walk up to the bed. "Hey, Chiko. Up 'n at 'em."

> Seems like it.
> You approach the bed and address Tenshi.  A hand reaches out, takes a pillow from the edge of the bed, and drags it under the covers.

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[Sect]

> "Hey. The sooner you talk to me, the quicker you can go to sleep."

[日巫子]

> "Hey. The sooner you talk to me, the quicker you can go to sleep."

> Another grumble.  Iku walks over, sets the lantern down, and shakes the covers back and forth.
> "Eldest Daughter, wake up," she says.  The covers rustle, and a head of messy blue hair peeks out from beneath them.  Tenshi squints up at you with a confused, tired look.
> "Beat it, red-white," she whispers.

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